Happy Birthday, Sadie Beth!

Anyone who has a birthday close to Christmas knows how hard it is to plan a party this time of year. Sadie is one of those unfortunate souls.  Last year we managed to throw together a family party at the last minute, and it was fine.  But since school started, Sadie has been planning her birthday party with her friends, so I knew we weren't getting off the hook easy this year.  Our December was super busy, and before I knew it, her birthday was here and there was no party in sight. :(  Mother of the year, I'm not.  That's when I asked Sadie what kind of party she wanted to have, and a small miracle happened.  That sweet child said she wanted to have her party at Chuck E. Cheese. 

Do you know how easy it is to plan a party at Chuck E. Cheese?  Super. Easy.  Within 30 minutes, I had the party reserved online and invitations sent. I ordered a cookie cake and relaxed.

 Sadie was so excited the day of the party!  She had some great buddies join her.

 I love this picture on so many levels!  You might be wondering where her little girl friends are.  Apparently she prefers to hang out with the boys.  And what sweet little boys they are!

 We were so excited to have PeeWee Herman Ryan be our host at Chuck E. Cheese.  He was really nice to the kids and super attentive.

 I like this picture primarily because the last time we were at Chuck E.'s both my children wouldn't get within 50 feet of him.  Jackson is still not a fan of large costumed animals, but Sadie figured since he was throwing a party for her, she might need to show him some love.

The last great party moment was the Ticket Blaster...Sadie let Jackson join her in this wind tunnel full of tickets.  Let's just say they didn't quite get the memo about grabbing the tickets while you were inside.  They thought it was super cool, though, and PeeWee Ryan helped them out in the end.

It was a great day, and baby girl got exactly the party that she wanted, which was all that mattered anyway.